Factor record · wood-logs-kwh-scope-1-defra-2026last verified 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
0.01193
kgCO2e / kWh
Wood logs
Fuels
DEFRA 2026Scope 1activity based
Vintage
Select unit
3.74% higher than 2025
0.0115 kgCO2e/kWh in 2025
Record
- Identifier
- 5353ecc26935
- Activity
- Wood logs
- Category
- fuels
- Sub-category
- Biomass
- Region
- GBR · United Kingdom
- Value
- 0.01193 kgCO2e/kWh
- Scope
- Scope 1
- Methodology
- activity based
- GWP
- AR5 / GWP100
- Vintage year
- 2026
- Published
- 2026
- Source reference
- Factors by Category sheet, ID 2_104_1043_5_1
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Verified
- 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
Citation
DEFRA 2026, Wood logs, Factors by Category sheet, ID 2_104_1043_5_1
When to use
Use this factor for Scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion, where your organization directly burns fuel at facilities you own or control. This includes boilers, furnaces, generators, and other fixed equipment at your premises.
Methodology
Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.
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